James Homer Wright, M.D. Pp. 397. LoncionThe Rebman Publishing Co. (Ltd.). Philadelphia: W. Saunders. 1898. We have here an excellent guide to the best methods performing post-mortem examinations, inspecting gross lesions> and conducting bacteriological, histological, and chemical exam1 nations. The growing attention which is now being paid t0 bacteriological methods of diagnosis is evidenced b...

BACKGROUND To obtain robust epidemiological information regarding tuberculosis (TB) in wildlife species, appropriate diagnostic methods need to be used. Wild boar (Sus scrofa) recently emerged as a major maintenance host for TB in some European countries. Nevertheless, no data is available to evaluate TB post-mortem diagnostic methods in hunter-harvested wild boar. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDI...

This study characterizes groundwater's physicochemical parameters and bacteriological analysis in Bwari, FCT, Nigeria. Nine boreholes were randomly selected for sampling. Sample locations include Dutse Sokali, Baupma, Jabu, Kogo, Sabon Gari Dimas Isuwa Street, Alhaji, Tasha Bwari F01 Kubwa Bwari. The studied pH, Electrical Conductivity, Fluorine, Nitrate, Total Dissolved Solids, Chloride, Sulph...

Bacteriological quality of individually quick frozen (IQF) shrimp products produced from aquacultured tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) has been analysed in terms of aerobic plate count (APC), coliforms, Escherichia coli, coagulase-positive staphylococci, Salmonella, and Listeria monocytogenes. Eight hundred forty-six samples of raw, peeled, and deveined tail-on (RPTO), 928 samples of cooked, peel...

background the prognostic value of blood culture testing in the diagnosis of bacteremia is limited by contamination. objectives in this multicenter study, the aim was to evaluate the contamination rates of blood cultures as well as the parameters that affect the culture results. materials and methods sample collection practices and culture data obtained from 16 university/research hospitals wer...

background; providing safe drinking water is a prime concerninany community. this analytical study was carried out to evaluate the microbial quality of drinking water in rural areas of northeastern iran. methods;the water microbial quality was determined in all villages (a population of 53047 people), in 3 rounds and based on 3 measurements, i.e. total coliform, fecal coliform, and heterotrophi...

nonpasturized cream is usually contaminated with different types of pathogens, and its use in foodstuffs such as creamy cake and ice-cream is the main cause of contamination of such foodstuffs. the purpose of the analysis was to show the contamination rate of nonpasturized cream and foodstuffs in which such creams are used. studies carried out on 70 samples from 231 distribution centers, from d...